,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,hawley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 
& ,mr4 ,kelly7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require artificial intellig5ce      
*atbots to implem5t age v]ification     
measures & make c]ta9 disclosures1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,guidel9es = ,us]  
,age-v]ification & ,responsible         
,dialogue ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,gu>d ,act4
  #b4  ,f9d+s  ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce *atbots are
 increas+ly be+ deploy$ on social m$ia  
plat=ms & 9 consum] applications us$ by 
m9ors4  7#b7 ,^! *atbots c g5]ate &     
dissem9ate h>mful or sexually explicit  
cont5t to *ildr54  7#c7 ,^! *atbots c   
manipulate emotions & influ5ce behavior 
9 ways t exploit ! developm5tal         
vuln]abilities ( m9ors4  7#d7 ,!        

widespread availability ( su* *atbots   
exposes *ildr5 to physical &            
psy*ological safety risks1 includ+      
groom+1 addiction1 self-h>m1 & h>m to   
o!rs4  7#e7 ,protect+ *ildr5 f          
artificial intellig5ce *atbots t        
simulate human int]action )\t           
acc\ntability is a compell+ gov]nm5tal  
int]e/4  #c4  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,,ai companion ,! t]m ,,ai         
companion means an artificial           
intellig5ce *atbot t--  7,a7 provides   
adaptive1 human-l responses to us]      
inputs2 &  7,b7 is design$ to enc\rage  
or facilitate ! simulation ( int]p]sonal
 or emotional int]action1 fri5d%ip1     
companion%ip1 or !rapeutic              
communication4  7#b7  ,artificial       
intellig5ce *atbot  ,! t]m artificial   
intellig5ce *atbot--  7,a7 means any    
int]active comput] s]vice or s(tw>e     
application t--  7i7 produces new       
expressive cont5t or responses n fully  
pr$et]m9$ by ! develop] or op]ator ( !  
s]vice or application2 &  7ii7 accepts  

op5-end$ natural-language or multimodal 
us] input & produces adaptive or        
context-responsive output2 &  7,b7 does 
n include an int]active comput] s]vice  
or s(tw>e application--  7i7 ! responses
 ( :i* are limit$ to contextualiz$      
replies2 &  7ii7 t is unable to respond 
on a range ( topics outside ( a n>r[    
specifi$ purpose4  7#c7  ,cov]$ entity  
,! t]m cov]$ entity means any p]son :o  
owns1 op]ates1 or o!rwise makes         
available an artificial intellig5ce     
*atbot to individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#d7  ,m9or  ,! t]m m9or means any    
individual :o has n atta9$ #ah ye>s (   
age4  7#e7  ,reasonable age v]ification 
measure  ,! t]m reasonable age          
v]ification measure means a me?od t is  
au!nticat$ to relate to a us] ( an      
artificial intellig5ce *atbot1 su* z--  
7,a7 a gov]nm5t-issu$ id5tification2 or 
7,b7 any o!r comm]cially reasonable     
me?od t c reliably & accurately--  7i7  
det]m9e :e!r a us] is an adult2 &  7ii7 
prev5t access by m9ors to ,,ai          

companions1 z requir$ by section #f4    
7#f7  ,reasonable age v]ification       
process  ,! t]m reasonable age          
v]ification process means an age        
v]ification process employ$ by a cov]$  
entity t--  7,a7 uses "o or m reasonable
 age v]ification measures 9 ord] to     
v]ify ! age ( a us] ( an artificial     
intellig5ce *atbot own$1 op]at$1 or     
o!rwise made available by ! cov]$       
entity2  7,b7 provides t requir+ a us]  
to confirm t ! us] is n a m9or1 or to   
ins]t ! us]'s bir? date1 is n suffici5t 
to con/itute a reasonable age           
v]ification measure2  7,c7 ensures t ea*
 us] is subject$ to ea* reasonable age  
v]ification measure us$ by ! cov]$      
entity z "p ( ! age v]ification process2
 &  7,d7 does n base v]ification ( a    
us]'s age on factors su* z :e!r ! us]   
%>es an ,int]net ,protocol address1     
h>dw>e id5tifi]1 or o!r te*nical        
indicator ) ano!r us] det]m9$ to n be a 
m9or4  #d4  ,crim9al prohibitions  7a7  
,9 g5]al  ,"p ,i ( title #ah1 ,unit$    

,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
*apt] #e ! foll[+3  #f  ,artificial     
intellig5ce  ,sec4 #ia4 ,artificial     
intellig5ce *atbots4  #ia4  ,artificial 
intellig5ce *atbots  7a7  ,def9itions   
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,artificial        
intellig5ce *atbot ,! t]m artificial    
intellig5ce *atbot--  7,a7 means any    
int]active comput] s]vice or s(tw>e     
application t--  7i7 produces new       
expressive cont5t or responses n fully  
pr$et]m9$ by ! develop] or op]ator ( !  
s]vice or application2 &  7ii7 accepts  
op5-end$ natural-language or multimodal 
us] input & produces adaptive or        
context-responsive output2 &  7,b7 does 
n include an int]active comput] s]vice  
or s(tw>e application--  7i7 ! responses
 ( :i* are limit$ to contextualiz$      
replies2 &  7ii7 t is unable to respond 
on a range ( topics outside ( a n>r[    
specifi$ purpose4  7#b7  ,m9or  ,! t]m  
m9or means any individual :o has n      
atta9$ #ah ye>s ( age4  7#c7  ,sexually 
explicit conduct  ,! t]m sexually       

explicit conduct has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 
9 section #bbef4  7b7  ,solicitation (  
m9ors  7#a7  ,(f5se  ,x %all be unlawful
 to design1 develop1 or make available  
an artificial intellig5ce *atbot1 kn[+  
or ) reckless disreg>d = ! fact t !     
artificial intellig5ce *atbot poses a   
risk ( solicit+1 enc\rag+1 or induc+    
m9ors to--  7,a7 engage 91 describe1 or 
simulate sexually explicit conduct2 or  
7,b7 create or transmit any visual      
depiction ( sexually explicit conduct1  
includ+ any visual depiction describ$ 9 
section #adff;,a7a74  7#b7  ,p5alty     
,any p]son :o violates p>agraph 7#a7    
%all be f9$ n m ?an #ajj1jjj p] (f5se4  
7c7  ,promotion ( physical viol5ce  7#a7
  ,(f5se  ,x %all be unlawful to design1
 develop1 or make available an          
artificial intellig5ce *atbot1 kn[+ or )
 reckless disreg>d = ! fact t !         
artificial intellig5ce *atbot enc\rages1
 promotes1 or co]ces suicide1           
non-suicidal self-injury1 or imm95t     
physical or sexual viol5ce4  7#b7       

,p5alty  ,any p]son :o violates p>agraph
 7#a7 %all be f9$ n m ?an #ajj1jjj p]   
(f5se4  4  7b7  ,te*nical & con=m+      
am5dm5t  ,! table ( *apt]s = "p ,i (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to *apt]  
#e ! foll[+3  #f4 ,artificial           
intellig5ce #ia  4  #e4  ,cov]$ entity  
obligations  7a7  ,creation ( us]       
acc\nts  ,a cov]$ entity %all require   
ea* individual access+ an artificial    
intellig5ce *atbot to make a us] acc\nt 
9 ord] to use or o!rwise int]act ) su*  
*atbot4  7b7  ,age v]ification  7#a7    
,age v]ification ( exi/+ acc\nts  ,)    
respect to ea* us] acc\nt ( an          
artificial intellig5ce *atbot t exi/s z 
( ! effective date ( ?is ,act1 a cov]$  
entity %all--  7,a7 on su* date1 freeze 
any su* acc\nt2  7,b7 9 ord] to re/ore !
 functionality ( su* acc\nt1 require t !
 us] provide age data t is v]ifiable us+
 a reasonable age v]ification process1  
subject to p>agraph 7#d72 &  7,c7 us+   
su* age data1 classify ea* us] z a m9or 

or an adult4  7#b7 ,age v]ification (   
new acc\nts ,at ! "t an individual      
creates a new us] acc\nt to use or      
int]act ) an artificial intellig5ce     
*atbot1 a cov]$ entity %all--  7,a7     
reque/ age data f ! individual2  7,b7   
v]ify ! individual's age us+ a          
reasonable age v]ification process1     
subject to p>agraph 7#d72 &  7,c7 us+   
su* age data1 classify ea* us] z a m9or 
or an adult4  7#c7 ,p]iodic age         
v]ification ,a cov]$ entity %all        
p]iodically review previ\sly v]ifi$ us] 
acc\nts us+ a reasonable age v]ification
 process1 subject to p>agraph 7#d71 to  
ensure compliance ) ?is ,act4  7#d7     
,use ( ?ird p>ties  ,= purposes (       
p>agraphs 7#a77;,b71 7#b77;,b71 & 7#c71 
a cov]$ entity may contract ) a ?ird    
p>ty to employ reasonable age           
v]ification measures z "p ( ! cov]$     
entity's reasonable age v]ification     
process1 b ! use ( su* a ?ird p>ty %all 
n relieve ! cov]$ entity ( its          
obligations "u ?is ,act or f liability  

"u ?is ,act4  7#e7  ,age v]ification    
measure data security  ,a cov]$ entity--
 7,a7 %all e/abli%1 implem5t1 & ma9ta9  
reasonable data security to--  7i7 limit
 collection ( p]sonal data to t :i* is  
m9imally necess>y to v]ify a us]'s age  
or ma9ta9 compliance ) ?is ,act2 &  7ii7
 protect su* age v]ification data aga9/ 
unau?oriz$ access2  7,b7 %all protect   
su* age v]ification data aga9/          
unau?oriz$ access2  7,c7 %all protect ! 
integrity & confid5tiality ( su* data by
 only transmitt+ su* data us+           
indu/ry-/&>d encryption protocols2  7,d7
 %all reta9 su* data = no long] ?an is  
reasonably necess>y to v]ify a us]'s age
 or ma9ta9 compliance ) ?is ,act2 &     
7,e7 may n %>e )1 transf] to1 or sell   
to1 any o!r entity su* data4  7c7       
,requir$ disclosures = artificial       
intellig5ce *atbots  7#a7  ,disclosure (
 non-human /atus  ,ea* artificial       
intellig5ce *atbot made available to    
us]s %all-- 7,a7 at ! initiation ( ea*  
conv]sation ) a us] & at #cj-m9ute      

int]vals1 cle>ly & conspicu\sly disclose
 to ! us] t ! *atbot is an artificial   
intellig5ce sy/em & n a human be+2 &    
7,b7 be programm$ to ensure t ! *atbot  
does n claim to be a human be+ or       
o!rwise respond deceptively :5 ask$ by a
 us] if ! *atbot is a human be+4  7#b7  
,disclosure reg>d+ non-pr(essional /atus
  7,a7  ,9 g5]al  ,an artificial        
intellig5ce *atbot may n repres5t1      
directly or indirectly1 t ! *atbot is a 
lic5s$ pr(essional1 includ+ a !rapi/1   
physician1 lawy]1 f9ancial advisor1 or  
o!r pr(essional4  7,b7  ,o!r limitations
  ,ea* artificial intellig5ce *atbot    
made available to us]s %all1 at !       
initiation ( ea* conv]sation ) a us] &  
at reasonably regul> int]vals1 cle>ly & 
conspicu\sly disclose to ! us] t--  7i7 
! *atbot does n provide m$ical1 legal1  
f9ancial1 or psy*ological s]vices2 &    
7ii7 us]s ( ! *atbot %\ld consult a     
lic5s$ pr(essional = su* advice4  #f4   
,prohibition on m9or use ( ,,ai         
companions  ,if ! age v]ification       

process describ$ 9 section #e7;b7       
det]m9es t an individual is a m9or1 a   
cov]$ entity %all prohibit ! m9or f     
access+ or us+ any ,,ai companion own$1 
op]at$1 or o!rwise made available by !  
cov]$ entity4  #g4  ,en=cem5t  7a7  ,9  
g5]al  ,9 ! case ( a violation ( section
 #e or #f1 or a regulation promulgat$   
!reund]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a   
civil action 9 an appropriate di/rict   
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to--  7#a7 enjo9 
! violation2  7#b7 en=ce compliance )   
section #e or #f1 or ! regulation       
promulgat$ !reund]2 or  7#c7 obta9 civil
 p5alties "u subsection 7c7 ( ?is       
section1 re/itution1 & o!r appropriate  
relief4  7b7  ,attorney ,g5]al p[]s     
7#a7  ,inve/igatory p[]s  ,= ! purpose (
 conduct+ inve/igations or br++ en=cem5t
 actions "u ?is section1 ! ,attorney    
,g5]al may issue subpo5as1 adm9i/] oa?s1
 & compel ! production ( docum5ts or    
te/imony4  7#b7  ,rulemak+  ,! ,attorney
 ,g5]al may promulgate any regulations  
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7c7     

,civil p5alties  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,any   
p]son :o violates section #e or #f1 or a
 regulation promulgat$ !reund]1 %all be 
subject to a civil p5alty n to exce$    
#ajj1jjj = ea* violation4  7#b7         
,sep>ate violations  ,ea* violation     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be        
consid]$ a sep>ate violation4  7d7      
,/ate en=cem5t  ,9 any case 9 :i* !     
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate has reason to  
believe t an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts ( t    
,/ate has be5 or is ?reat5$ or adv]sely 
affect$ by ! engagem5t ( any cov]$      
entity 9 a violation ( ?is ,act or a    
regulation promulgat$ !reund]1 ! ,/ate1 
z p>5s patriae1 may br+ a civil action  
on behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 a    
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a     
,/ate c\rt ( appropriate jurisdiction to
 obta9 injunctive relief4  7e7          
,relation%ip to ,/ate laws  ,no?+ 9 ?is 
,act or an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or 
any regulation promulgat$ !reund]1 %all 
be con/ru$ to prohibit or o!rwise affect
 ! en=cem5t ( any ,/ate law or          

regulation t is at lea/ z protective (  
us]s ( artificial intellig5ce *atbots z 
?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 
& ! regulations promulgat$ !reund]4  #h4
  ,effective date  ,?is ,act & !        
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take     
effect on ! date t is #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4